Yanhe Hall.

Qianghua looked through the list of confirmed teachers. There were already more than a hundred people confirmed, but it was far from enough to be used in the academy.

Marquis Liuning, Marquis Xuanning and the two princesses in the hall stood with their eyes lowered, waiting for the result with bated breath.

Qianghua's eyes fell on a few names, "Shu Qishi, Mu Bayi?"

Marquis Liu Ning and Marquis Xuan Ning were startled.

Marquis Liu Ning hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, although these two people have strange names, one is in the south and the other is in the north, so they have no intersection. Moreover, both of them have made great achievements in calligraphy and painting. In recent years, their calligraphy and painting have been highly praised."

Xuan Ning Hou added: "Moreover, these two have been living in seclusion in the mountains for many years, and are known as free and easy immortals. They often enlighten the people nearby and do good deeds. They are outstanding in both ability and virtue. I and Liu Ning Hou have personally tested them and feel that these two are the most suitable for teaching and educating people, so we sent them an invitation letter, and they also passed the assessment of Jingyuan Academy."

Qianghua said nothing and continued reading, and found some names that made her laugh and cry.

She originally wanted to arrange a group of people to become teachers at Jingyuan Academy, but she didn't expect that they would actually sneak in on their own, and there were quite a few of them, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Qianghua closed the list and didn't say whether they did a good job or not. She asked casually, "Have all the teaching books been printed?"

"It has been printed." Liu Ninghou replied, "The new paper and printing method are very useful."

"It's just that there is no teacher to teach science at the moment..."

The knowledge of science simply shocked them. Although the knowledge was only introductory, it already gave people a glimpse of the mysteries and depths of it.

even……

A hint of worry emerged in the hearts of Marquis Liu Ning and Marquis Xuan Ning. If everyone in the world mastered that knowledge, would the imperial power still be able to maintain its supreme and respected status?

Your Majesty... do you know what you are doing...?

Qianghua: "I will arrange for the teacher to teach these subjects, so you two don't have to worry."

Marquis Liu Ning, Marquis Xuan Ning: "Yes."

Qianghua: "Have the academy's rules been issued?"

Marquis Liu Ning: "The important regulations have been set according to your majesty's request, and the rest need to be supplemented slowly."

Qianghua nodded slightly, understanding that the human brain always has many strange ideas, and most of the time they are not used on serious matters, but can always find the most tricky angles to things.

Qianghua: "The academy will open and recruit students on September 1 next year."

Qianghua: "During this period of time, all teachers in the academy must compile a complete teaching plan for the subject they teach."

Qianghua: "There are sample lesson plans. Let them write their own based on them."

After a pause, he turned to look at the attendant on duty today and said, "Call up. Jingyuan Academy is recruiting students regardless of gender. The local county government will count the number of applicants and send someone to escort them to the capital."

"If anyone dares to disobey the summons, he will be killed!"

A murderous atmosphere spread in Yanhe Hall as the word "kill" fell.

Marquis Liu Ning and his men, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids serving in the palace, were all so frightened that their faces turned pale and they kneeled down on the ground subconsciously.

"I will obey your majesty's orders!"

Everyone present, no, or rather, all the officials in the court had guesses in their minds. No one was surprised when the summons was issued, but the word "kill" surprised them a little.

After all, over the years, His Majesty has punished many people, but apart from the execution of the main culprit, the rest of the tribesmen were sent to various places to mine and build roads.

Well...those who went against Your Majesty and disappeared inexplicably do not count.

Qianghua restrained her momentum and said, "Get up."

"Thank... Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Qianghua looked at the two princesses with pale faces - the sixteen-year-old Princess Jianing and Princess Chengning.

"Why did the two imperial sisters come to the palace?"

She remembered that the two of them were already discussing marriage, so was they here to ask for permission to marry?

The corners of Marquis Liu Ning and Queen Xuan Ning's mouth twitched slightly. The princess can call them imperial sister, and they, the imperial brothers, can just be called by their titles and ranks, right?

Princess Jianing took a step forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, can a woman be your teacher?"

Qianghua raised her eyebrows slightly, "Of course."

When Marquis Liuning and Marquis Xuanning heard this, their faces turned pale, their legs and feet suddenly became weak, and they felt extremely guilty.

Oops! When they were recruiting tutors, they didn't even think of recruiting female tutors!

Princess Jianing clenched her fist and said firmly: "Jianing wants to join the academy as a teacher!"

"Cheng Ning wants to too!" Princess Cheng Ning quickly agreed.

Qianghua: "Do you two have any special skills?"

The two of them remained silent. Even if they had any, they were not as good as the other teachers currently recruited by the academy.

Qianghua: "Tell me, what do you two mean?"

Princess Jianing had an unsightly expression, the corners of her mouth twitched a few times, and she swallowed the words back.

Princess Chengning said anxiously: "My sister and I don't want to get married!"

"?" Qianghua was a little confused, "No one dares to force you to get married."

Jing State also has a rule that girls must get married at the age of sixteen, otherwise they will have to pay more head tax.

But this would only be done when there was an urgent need to replenish the population during or after a war. When the previous emperor was alive, Jing Kingdom had already entered a peaceful era, and there were only minor frictions on the border.

Therefore, the rule that girls must get married at the age of sixteen is now in name only.

This rule was the first one to be abolished after Qianghua took over.

After hearing Princess Jianing's words, Qianghua was very curious, who would dare to disobey her orders?

"No..." Princess Chengning glanced at Princess Jianing and waved her hand to explain, "My sister and I don't want to get married in this lifetime!"

Qianghua was very calm: "Well, then what?"

Princess Chengning and Princess Jianing were stunned and asked cautiously: "Emperor, brother Emperor...are you not angry?"

Princess Jianing said timidly: "I... I heard that if the princess doesn't get married, she might be sent to another country to marry..."

They don't want to marry a foreign prince, but they also don't want to marry someone they look down upon.

Even if it was for the sake of friendship between the two countries and to reduce the suffering of the people, marrying was the price they had to pay as princesses after enjoying the people's tributes. However, they would rather use other methods to make up for it...

Marriage?

When Qianghua heard these two words, she frowned in confusion and asked incredulously,

"I look incompetent?"

"Ah? No, no, no, no..." The two princesses waved their hands in panic to deny it.

Marquis Liuning, Marquis Xuanning and the attendant attendant on the side had distorted expressions and could hardly suppress the complaints that were about to burst out.

At the young age of just over 20, he had already turned the whole government into his own one-man show, and all officials dared not disobey him. Looking back at history, who could do this?

Qianghua: "Then why do you two have such concerns?"

"Forget it. Since you two don't want to get married now, it won't be too late to get married when you two want to..."

After a pause, he said, "You two have received the best education from the royal family. Not to mention the distance, is it possible to enlighten children?"

Princess Jianing and Princess Chengning's eyes lit up. Even if it's impossible, they must do it!

So they all said, "Yes!"

Qianghua: "Then you two can go to Jingyuan Academy to teach children, but I have to say this: if your teaching results are not satisfactory, you will resign from your positions."

"Yes!" they both answered excitedly.

Qianghua looked at the trembling Liu Ninghou and Xuan Ning and said, "Since they are family members, Jianing and Chengning's monthly teaching salary will be reduced by half."

"And you two were not thoughtful enough in your work, so you will be fined one year's salary."

As for the fact that they did not hire a female teacher, Qianghua didn't care much about it. The world is there, and few people dare to take the first step without seeing the path that others have walked before them.

Not everyone can resist rumors.

Marquis Liu Ning and Marquis Xuan Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

At the same time, he couldn't help feeling disappointed. He was afraid that the matter of getting the title of Jiajue would have to be postponed.

Just as Qianghua was about to send them away, a eunuch came in and reported:

"Your Majesty, Wen Baolin is about to give birth!"

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